VISIT TO ENGLAND

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 81, 5 April 1930, Page 10

VISIT TO ENGLAND

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM NEXT YEAR'S PROGRAMME EIXTUIIES ANNOUNCED The proposed visit by a New Zealand cricket team to England next year is already being anticipated with keen interest. Advice has been received from England, where Mr.. 11. D. Swan is acting on behalf of the Now Zealand Cricket Council, that all the first-class counties have been approached in the matter of matches with the Now Zealand team, the result of these negotiations has been most satisfactory, some of tho counties even going so far as to arrange two matches with the tourists. There will also be other matches, some of which have yet to be arranged. The big feature of. the programme which has been drawn up provisionally is that the Now Zealand team wiil appear in a Test with England. It was hoped that on this tour the Dominion's representatives would be placed on at least the same plane as the AVcst Indies team in tho matter of Tests, but it is satisfactory, at any rate, to know that the representations on behalf of New Zealand have appealed to the Home authorities to tho extent of making provision for one Test. This is certainly a stepping stone to a higher status, which, it is hoped, will be achieved as a result of tho team's showing on the second visit to England. An excellent impression was made by Now Zealand's first team to England, and this lias evidently done much to pave the way for an even better programme being arranged for the next tour. BIG EVENTS. Mr. H. D. Swan has been doing excellent work in making arrangements for next, year's tour, aud it was no fault of his that Now Zealand was not granted three Test matches. AVhilo unsuccessful in securing more than ono Test, ho has managed to arrange a very fine programme of matches. ' He reported recently that the New Zealand representatives will be playing M.C.C, two matches; against several of tho first-class counties, and ono match against the other first-class counties, both the Universities, AA ralc:-s, probably Scotland, a representative team of tho minor counties, and some matches against tho stronger of the minor comities. They arc also to play a strong eleven, probably selected by Mr. H. D. G. Levcson-Gowcr, at Scarborough, and a match,against Sir Julien Chan's eleven at Nottingham. Mr. Swau was also hoping to arrange other special fixtures. In a later ■communication, Mr. Swan states:—"The. list is not quite complete, but very nearly so. There are only about three matches which have yet .to be definitely confirmed. The vacant date in September (shown in tho accompanying list) will probably be filled in with- a fixture against an England eleven at Folkestone, though it will tako a little time beforo this date can bo finally fixed up. . . I think you will agree that I have been successful in getting a really good programme of matches, and have also been able to map out what I think should prove a very interesting tour, as-the team will visit many of our large cities and also a number of the English seaside resorts, and ' other places worth seeing. You will notice that matches have been arranged with ail the first-class counties, whilst Hampshire, Essex, Lancashire, Glamorgan, and Gloucestershire have been good enough to arrange two fixtures." LIKELJ TO BE POPULAR. The programme is considerably stronger than that when the New Zealand team visited England in 1927, and it has been arranged in such a way as to avoid to a very great extent long railway journeys between matches. Mr. Swan is now on a visit to the Argentine with a team under Sir Julien Calm. "I, have followed tho scores of the matches between the M.C.C. team and New Zealand with much,interest,''' ho states, "and, so far as I can gather from the cabled accounts of the games, you seem.to have some promising material coming, along. Your team made themselves so popular in 1927 that if they play the same bright, attractive cricket as, they did then they will be a very popular side with tho public again in 1931, and I know they will enhance the fine reputation they put up as real good sportsmen." LIST OF MATCHES. The itinerary which has been drawn up provisionally is as follows:— Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th May.—Reserved for practice matches (not yet arranged). 6th, 7th, Stli May.—v. Essex, at Leyton. 9th, 11th, 12th May.—v. Leicestershire, at Leicester. ' 4 13th, 14th, 15th May.—v. Hampshire, at Southampton. 16th, 18th, 19th May.—v. M.C.C, at Lord's. 20th, 21st, 22nd May.—v. AVorccstcrshiro, at Worcester. 23rd, 25th, 26th May.—v. Glamorgan, at Cardiff (probably). 27th, 28th, 29th May.—v. „, Oxford University, at Oxford. 30th May, Ist, 2nd June.—v. Middlesex, at Lord 's. . ' 3rd, 4th, sth Juno.—v. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. Cth, Stli, 9th June.—v. Somerset, at Lath. 10th, 11th, 12th June.—v. Gloucestershire, in Gloucestershire. 13th, 15th, 16th June.—v. Derbyshire, in Derbyshire. •17th, 18th, 19th June.—v. Minor Counties, not yet arranged. 20th, 22nd, 23rd June.—v. Northants, at Petcrboro' (probably). 24th, 25th, 26th June.—Reserved. 27th, 29th, 30th June.—v. England, at Lord's. 2nd, 3rd July.—v. Staffordshire, at Stoke-on-Trent. 4th, 6th, 7th July.—v. Notts, at Nottingham. Bth, Oth, 10th July.—v. Yorkshire, in Yorkshire. 11th, 13th, 14th July.—v. Lancashire, at Liverpool. 15th, 16th, 17th July.—v. Scotland (indefinite), at Edinburgh. 18th, 20th July.—v. Durham, at Sunderland. 22nd, 23rd, 24th July.—v. Combined Services (indefinite), at Portsmouth. , 25th, 27th, 28th July—v. Hampshire, at Bournemouth. 29th, 30th, 31st Jul v.—v. Surrey, at The Oval. Ist, 3rd, 4th August.—v. Glamorgan, at Swansea. Sth, Oth, 7th August.—v. AVarwiekshirc, at Birmingham. Bth, 10th, 11th August.—v. Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham (probably). 12th, 13th, 14th August.—v. AValcs, at Colvvyu Bay. loth, 17th, 18th August.—v. Lancashire, at Manchester.

20th, 21st August.—v. Norfolk) at Norwich. 22nd, 24th, 25th August.—v. Essex, at Southend-on-Sca. 26th, 27th, 28th August.—v. Kent, at Canterbury. 29th, 31st August, Ist September.— v. Sussex, at Hove. 2nd, 3rd, 4th September—v. Universities Past and Present (indefinite), at "astbourne. sth, 7th, -Sth'September.— Not yet arranged. !')th, 10th, lltli September.—v. An XL, at Scarborough. 12th, 14th, 15th September.—v. Sir Julien Calm's XL, at. Nottingham.